Finance Assistant - Part Time

Job description / Role

A British registered charity, which operates an international celebrity artwork licensing campaign require a UK qualified Part Time Accountant to join its team on a 3 day a week basis on Saadiyat Island to support the GCFO and GM.

Candidates must be ACCA and CIMA qualified and have UK based experience. Please note that there will be a 2 week training period in Dubai.

Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure revenues are realised and collected in accordance with signed licensing and distribution agreements; calculate and collect overages on the basis of quarterly sales reports from licensees, master licensees and distributors.
- Manage the accounting function using Sage and Quickbooks accounting software, to include entry of financial data and preparation of ad-hoc financial reports as required.
- Manage the purchase ledger, ensure all invoices are reviewed and authorised by the General Manager, and are paid on a timely basis.
- Run the monthly payroll process, ensure all staff and consultants are paid accurately; monitor staff overtime and TOIL.
- Monitor and reconcile petty cash expenditure, cash withdrawals and credit card expenditure.
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns.
- Maintain excellent relationships and communication at all levels.
- Annual budget preparation, monitoring and reporting; provide financial and comparative analysis on historic data for planning purposes.
- Annual, quarterly and periodic management accounts and reports. Ensure all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements are met.
- Annual Group financial accounts and work with auditors on an annual basis.
- Ensure appropriate financial controls are in place and in use at all times to protect the financial assets of the Charity.
- Manage banking arrangements, including the management of foreign exchange currency transfer.
- Review legally binding contracts for financial implications.
- Manage the administration and reconciliation of the licensing portfolio.
- Construct payment plan for any new licensees, master licensees and distributors in accordance with agreed terms and deal memorandum.
- Secure royalty projections over the term once new licensing and distribution agreements have been signed.

Requirements

- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar position.
- UK accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
- Experience of working in the UK, with detailed knowledge of UK statutory reporting and regulatory requirements, e.g VAT
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel and accounting databases.
- Must have experience of working with Sage 50
- Candidate must have good communication skills, with English as their first language or at the very least fluent.
- Commit to longer working hours around Quarterly and Annual Reporting period.
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritise, and work well under pressure.
- High attention to detail.
- Highly organised.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
- Self-starter, independent worker, strong sense of responsibility.

Desirable
- Previous experience in licensing/IP/royalty accounting.
- Experience on Quickbooks preferred.
- Demonstrates a genuine interest in cause-related or charitable activity.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.